Lakota Sports Organization

Analysis

Lakota Sports Organization is a registered charity in United States, based in West Chester, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1988, 38 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending October 2023, Lakota Sports Organization reported income of $1.7m and spending of $1.7m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2019 to October 2023, income grew from $965k to $1.7m (+75%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2021, when income rose by 81%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Lakota Sports Organization sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Patricia King Ministries ($1.7m), Missouri Rural Crisis Center ($1.7m) and Ohio Junior Hockey Association Inc ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending October 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 1.3% and program service revenue 96% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $49k (2.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $12k. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $297k, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 2 employees.